Does Spelling Matter?

Here are the directions for your final blogging assignment:

  • Read the essay “Misspelling” by Charles Kuralt on page 469 of the textbook, and answer the following four questions in the comments section on our blog:
  1.  According to the tone of this essay, how do you think Karult feels about misspellings?
  2. Does he describe his attitude directly or let the reader infer it?
  3. How do you feel about the need to spell English words correctly? 
  4. If time remains, take the spelling tests at www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html.  Mindy McAdams has a more challenging test on her web site.  How did you do on the spelling tests?